An atrial septal defect is an opening in the wall that separates the upper chambers of the heart. It is one of the most common congenital heart defects, which are structural problems that develop ...

† Primum (2 patients), secundum (68 patients) and sinus defects (4 patients). § Surgical branch of the study. TEE = Transesophageal echocardiography. *Children and adults. † Percutaneous branch of the ...

Based on a few hundred cases, 5-year all-cause mortality was approximately 60% between patients assigned an initial management strategy of surgery and those undergoing percutaneous treatment (log-rank ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobles Medical Technologies™ II (NMT2) continues to expand its clinical experience in septal repair to include ASD closure. Prof. Anthony ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5(6):1135-1146. Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms late in adult life. Echocardiography and MRI ...